KIBITHOO
GEOGRAPHY
•Kibithoo, 'India's first village' is located in the Anjaw district
of Arunachal Pradesh at a height of 1,305 metres above sea level.
•It is the first circle headquarters, situated at the border of India and the Tibetan
Autonomous Region (TAR).
•Kibithoo village has population of 723 of which 625 are males while 98 are females
as per Population Census 2011.
•It is situated at the right bank of Lohit River Kibithoo is 87 km north east of Hawai.
• It is the only circle headqauter facing a visible across vantage of international
boundary in the Indo-China border.
PARTICULARS
TOTAL
MALE
FEMALE
Total No. of Houses
129
-
-
Population
723
625
98
Child (0
-6)
36
23
13
Schedule Caste
0
0
0
Schedule Tribe
76
44
32
Literacy
94.76 %
98.01 %
71.76 %
Total Workers
548
492
56
Main Worker
539
-
-
Marginal Worker
9
8
1
HISTORY
•It has been the witness of the war between India and
China in the year 1962.
•It is the easternmost village of India.
•Prior to 1962 Indians were supplying rice and other rations from Kibithu to
Rima cooperative for Tibetan villagers.
UNIQUE FACTS
•It is considered India's first village.
•Vibrant Village Programme was launched
by Amit Shah in this village.
•It is also one of the five officially agreed Border
Personnel Meeting points between the Indian
Army and the People's Liberation Army.
•Its official languages are Hindi and English.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
•Try walking in the hanging bridge before reaching Kaho.
•Walkthrough the farms and gardens with
the owner of the house.
•Visit the Gompa (a Buddhist Monastery) in Kaho
overseeing the beautiful Lohit river and the ridges
on the Chinese territory.
Terming Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh ‘not as India’s last village’ but
as ‘India’s first village’ demonstrates the altered perception of the
border as a space of activity, unity, and interconnection. The
convention of binary formation—centre and margin—has become
irrelevant in the new Bharat we see today.
WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT KIBITHOO?
•It is the easternmost region in the country.
•It is the oldest village of India.
•It has tall blue mountains set against a pleasantly cool climate which
adds to its charm.
•The only circle headquarter facing the border of India and China.
Some villages of Arunachal Pradesh under Vibrant Village Programme:
Zemithang
Taksing
Chayangtajo
Tuting
Some villages of Sikkim under Vibrant Village Programme:
Lachen
Lachung
Gnathang
